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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A SECRET ROUNDABOUT: IN WHAT USED TO BE  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  BRAZIL OR CHINA. FENCED IN, SECLUDED BY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  SPECIAL PLANTS GROWING UNUSUALLY TALL.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    SPELLED IN BY PURPOSEFUL SYMMETRY,    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     ROADS LIKE SYMBOLS, ALIGNED WITH     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  LEY LINES. DIALED IN WITH WELL-ROUNDED  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨             GPS COORDINATES.             ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«
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&$*†«¨¨¨¨¨   A DANGEROUS GAME: THE ROUNDABOUT IS    ¨¨¨¨¨«†*$&
@&$*†«¨¨¨¨   IMPORTANT TO SOME LARGE CONSTELLATION  ¨¨¨¨«†*$&@
@@&$*†«¨¨¨       OF INTENTS AND BUREAUCRACIES.      ¨¨¨«†*$&@@
#@@&$*†«¨¨ GOVERNMENTS AND COMPANIES ARE CREATURES  ¨¨«†*$&@@#
##@@&$*†«¨     IN A WAY. YET PEOPLE SNEAK SMALL     ¨«†*$&@@##
#@@&$*†«¨¨   BETWEEN THEIR CLAWS, AND HIDE IN THE   ¨¨«†*$&@@#
@@&$*†«¨¨¨    ROADSIDE BUSHES. THEY WAIT THERE.     ¨¨¨«†*$&@@
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&$*†«¨¨¨¨¨   VEHICLES APPROACH; THE GAME IS ON -    ¨¨¨¨¨«†*$&
$*†«¨¨¨¨¨¨   QUICKLY THE PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN WELL    ¨¨¨¨¨¨«†*$
*†«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  PRACTICED GEOMETRIES. THEIR BODIES MAKE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«†*
†«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  COUNTER-SPELLS ON THE ASPHALT. TRAFFIC  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«†
«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   IS INSTANTLY DIVERTED, FLOWS IN SICK   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  WAYS, LIKE DOGS LET LOOSE. SYMMETRY IS  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                   LOST.                  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ CARS ARE EJECTED INTO THE GREENS. SHIPS  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     COLLIDE. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      CASUALTIES, ON BOTH SIDES. THE      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    SPELLMAKERS WILL NOT COME HOME. IT    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   SICKENS ME, THIS PHYSICAL REALITY OF   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«
†«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ IT, BUT THE CAUSE IS JUST. I SNEAK BACK  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«†
*†«¨¨¨¨¨¨¨      OVER THE FENSE, HEADING SOUTH.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨«†*
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